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As the diplomatic row continues between Rabat, Madrid and Berlin over the Sahara, and as the Kingdom’s relations with France are facing destabilisation attempts over espionage allegations, German Institute for International & Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik/SWP) step in to add fuel to the fire. In an analysis published by SWP, which advises Bundestag […]
Moroccan ambassador to Paris Chakib Benmoussa has denounced the attempts orchestrated by networks hostile to Morocco in France and elsewhere seeking to destabilize the Kingdom and denied any spying on President Emmanuel Macron or any members of the French Government. “Morocco did not spy on President Emmanuel Macron. It did not spy on the former […]
Algeria has suffered another foreign policy setback after Israel was granted an official observer status at the African Union. The decision was backed by 4/5 of the African Union members dealing a blow to Algeria’s sustained efforts to cast Israel as an enemy. Closer relations between Israel and the African Union will not be at […]
Morocco has reiterated its call for Algeria to apply the principle of self-determination for the Amazigh people in the Kabylie region, “one of the most ancient people in Africa.” The remarks were made by Morocco’s Ambassador to the UN Omar Hilale in response to comments by Algeria’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamaamra who deviated […]
Morocco has exposed Algeria’s brazen lies and craven attempts to mislead the international community by spreading false information on Western Sahara during the latest virtual ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held July 13-14. In a letter addressed to NAM presidency, Morocco’s permanent representative to UN Omar Hilale responded to the provocative and offensive […]
The Algerian regime has been warmongering against Morocco in recent weeks describing the neighboring country as a “conventional enemy” at the gates in a bid to distract from a deepening social and economic crisis that is gradually eroding the authoritarian rule in Algeria. In its recent diatribe, the mouthpiece of the Algerian regime, El Djeich […]
Iran’s mischief in Africa through arming separatist and radical groups across the continent poses a risk to regional stability, German media Der Tahesspiegel wrote. In an article on Iran’s strategic opportunism in Africa, Stephan Andreas Casdorff highlighted that Iran had supplied the Polisario separatists with surface to air missiles. As it seeks to gain new […]
After the army has thrown the ball into the foreign ministry’s court, Spanish foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya is under fire from the Spanish media and intellectuals as well as the opposition for her responsibility in letting a man enter her country using an Algerian passport and a false identity to shun justice. El Espanol […]
Epicenter of Algeria’s pro-democracy protests moves to Kabylie region on back of crackdown The brutal crackdown and siege imposed on the capital pushed Algeria’s pro-democracy activists to center their protests in the restive Kabylie region, known for its long-history of dissent and oppression by a military junta. Some areas in the Kabylie region have seen […]
The United States has included Algeria among countries with worst records in fighting human trafficking, blaming the Algerian authorities for their continued lack of action and will to prevent this scourge. In its latest annual report “Trafficking in Persons Report” released Thursday, the State Department listed Algeria in Tier 3 group, the worst category. Tier […]